Released recording confirms Zarrab said Turkey’s Erdoğan approved Iran sanctions scheme
A recording released by a New York court as part of the evidence in the case of a Turkish banking executive being tried on...
‘Dictator Erdoğan’ says “I will call Europe fascist as long as they call me...
Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has been frequently defined as "dictator" by many political observers, has said he would call the European countries...
Bharara questions Putin’s role in Erdoğan regime’s ties to Flynn
Preet Bharara, the former US attorney who used to oversee the case of jailed Iranian-Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab, said the Russians, who had...
German politicians slam smartphone application used for spying on critics of Turkey’s Erdoğan
Several German politicians have expressed anger over the use of a smartphone application developed by the Turkish Security Directorate General by Turkish expatriates in...
Danish PM Rasmussen demands Turkish PM to delay Denmark trip
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has urged his Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to delay a planned trip to Denmark.
The Prime Minister’s office...
615 Turkish civil servants have applied for asylum in Germany
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday said 615 Turkish civil servants have asked for political asylum in Germany since a failed coup...
OKC’s Enes Kanter detained in Romania after Turkish government cancels passport
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter’s passport has been seized by Romanian police at Henri Coanda Airport upon a request from the Turkish government,...
UN urges Turkey to grant access to 3 Gülen followers detained in Malaysia
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The United Nations Human Rights Committee has urged Turkey to confirm the whereabouts of three Turkish nationals who were detained in Malaysia at Ankara’s...
Turkish government seeks to revoke citizenship of another 99 people including a 23-year-old
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has released a list of 99 people who are currently abroad and who will be stripped of their citizenship if they...
Zarrab says he resumed violating sanctions at Turkish President Erdoğan’s order
Turkish-Iranian gold trader Reza Zarrab, a key prosecution witness in the New York trial of a Turkish banker charged with violating US sanctions on...
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